Round to the nearest hundred thousand 387,422

The hundred thousands digit in this number is the 3. So 387,422 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is 400,000. It's because 387,422 is closer to 400,000 than to 300,000.

Rounding decimals is very similar to rounding other numbers. if the hundredths and thousandths places of a decimal is forty-nine or less, they are dropped and the tenths place does not change. for example, rounding 0.843 to the nearest tenth would give 0.8. , your welcome !